13. At first, I didn't recognize her because she ___________ at least fifty pounds.
A. lost B. might lose C. had lost D. would lose
14. The Yellow River is the second ____________river in China.
A. long B. longer C. longest D. most long
15. The rice _____________if you had been more careful.
A. would not be burning B. would not burn
C. would not have been burnt D. would not burnt
16. _____ the price is, they are prepared to pay.
A. However B. whichever C. whatever D. wherever
17. _____ I accept that the plan is not perfect, I do actually like it.
A. When B. Since C. while D. Unless
18. She says she’d rather he _____ tomorrow instead of today.
A. leaves B. left C. leave D. would leave
19. Mr. Smith _________here for three weeks.
A. is already being B. has already been
C. has already been being D. is already
20. The streets are all wet. It ____________during the night.
A. must be raining B. must have rained
C. had to rain D. must have rain
21. John went to town yesterday and had his bike ______________there.
A. to repair B. repaired C. repairing D. repair
22. ____________ had made great contributions to science is a fact.
A. What he B. Which he C. He D. That he
23. In our apartment there are three rooms, _____________ is used as a living-room.
A. the largest of them B. the largest of what
C. the largest of which D. the largest of that
24. If the horse wins tomorrow, he ____________ twenty races in the past three years.
A. will win B. will have won
C. would have won D. has won
25. The old man preferred to stay at home ____________to the concert.
A. than to go B. to go C. rather than going D. rather than go
26. Their profits have grown rapidly in recent years, and this upward _________ is expected to continue.
A. increase B. tendency C. movement D. progress
27. When the student graduated from college, he got his ______________.
A. degree B. certificate C. license D. bachelor
28. The Great Wall is a great tourist ____________ drawing millions of visitors every year.
A. drawer B. attention C. attraction D. arrangement
29. Four people were seriously ___________in an accident on the motorway.
A. injured B. damaged C. spoiled D. broken
30. The horse is getting old and cannot run __________it did.
A. as faster as B. so fast than C. so faster as D. as fast as
31. She had always wanted to own a house, and now she had obtained her ___________
A. aim B. object C. goal D. purpose
32. No sooner had Mrs. Tyler entered the kitchen ___________ a knock at the gate door.
A. did she hear B. then she heard
C. when she heard D. than she heard
33. Don't waste time; let's ___________ hands in the business.
A. join B. connect C. combine D. join in
34. We were ____________ for half an hour in the traffic and so we arrived late.
A. kept off B. held up C. put back D. broken down
35. You must walk slowly if you want the children to ____ you.
A. put up with B. come up with
C. keep up with D. go on with
36. John was very upset because he was ___________ by the police with breaking the law.
A. accused B. charged C. arrested D. sentenced
37. I don't want to get _____________ the quarrel between Tom and Mary.
A. in touch with B. combined with C. involved in D. engaged in
38. Some discussion has ___________ about who should be put in charge of this project.
A. risen B. lifted C. raised D. arisen
39. He never ___________to his customers in his business except occasionally for some special reasons. This time he cut the price by half, which really shocked me.
A. leaked B. drew C. quoted D. yielded
40. Foreign students find certain structures particularly difficult; _________ , teachers need a reliable source of practice material to put these points across effectively.
A. so that B. in order that
C. consequently D. eventually
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